Training Fido to Fetch More than a Bone

While “fetching” might be what some trained dogs can do, accounting systems are getting into the act too. This relatively new feature is called “receipt fetching,” and it’s when an app can retrieve documents directly from the vendors that you do business with so you don’t have to spend so much time on paperwork retrieval. […]

Do You Spend Too Much Time on Email?

Do you spend too much time on email? You’re not alone. Almost everyone feels the same way. That’s why it’s so important to learn how to be as productive as possible when it comes to handling email. Here are five tips to help you do just that. Automate your emails. If you’re sending a lot […]

Evaluate Your Marketing Spend

One of the most important success factors of small businesses is the ability to generate revenue.  To do that most businesses need to market their services and products to bring in new customers and sales. The challenge for small business is how to make their marketing dollars work the hardest, and this requires careful tracking […]

Filed an Extension? Five Tips to Make Tax Time Painless

Filed an Extension? Five Tips to Make Tax Time Painless Some people filed an extension and have until October 15th. The deadline to file on April 17th has already passed. Tax time is probably not your favorite time of year, especially if you have to pay the government your hard-earned dollars. Here are five tips […]

Five Ways to Streamline Your Payroll Process

For business owners with employees payroll is a necessary task. There are many rules and regulations you need to know about. Processing payroll can be very time consuming. Sometimes hiring an outside payroll service is best. We want to help you streamline your business and focus on whats important. If you’re looking for a way to […]

Accounting Services

Do you spend was too much time after a full day of work to finish your accounting workload? If you answered yes, then we can help you! Diversified Business Solutions, Inc. offers bookkeeping and accounting services to help you make running your business so much easier. Our motto is: “Invest Your Time Making Money, Not […]

QuickBooks Keyboard Shortcuts

A keyboard shortcut is a combination of keys pressed simultaneously to perform a function or task that generally requires a mouse or other devices. QuickBooks keyboard shortcuts work the same way except that it only applies when you are a QuickBooks file (Desktop or Online). Whether it’s to close a scree, open a transaction, or […]

Year end Accounting

Year End Accounting It will practically wake you from your peaceful slumber dreams of a winter vacation to Hawaii (or Iceland, we don’t judge). It will make you pace back and forth, talk to yourself, and eventually be the cause of forgetting to stop in mid day to grab lunch. What is this dreadful event? […]

Biggest Reasons why a Business Fails

The success and failure of a business may seem to be influenced greatly by luck or fate. In reality, there are common mistakes that cripple a business no matter how well it has been rooted. One of the obvious reason is the failure to manage cost or anticipate a hike in the cost of managing […]

Keeping Overhead Expenses Low

Tips for Keeping Overhead Expenses Low for your Business Out of control overhead costs can cut into your business profits. Among other challenges, overhead costs is the greatest challenge that business owners face. Overhead costs are expenses that are not directly involved in providing of services or producing goods. In order to run a successful business, […]